PAIR OF SCOTTISH CAST IRON TOLEWARE WEIGHING SCALES, JOHN WHITE & SON, AUCHTERMUCHTY
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £300 - £500
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 1 - 412 | 20 August 2024 at 10am
Description
the frame and balance with black, blue and gilt painted surface, the balance beam with painted signature ‘J.White, To Weigh 1lb, & Son / Makers, Class 1, A,Muchty’, supporting two brass pans
Dimensions
71cm high, 37cm wide, 13cm deep
Footnote
John White, a blacksmith from Auchtermuchty, produced a particularly fine example of a ‘Dutch-end’ beam scale in 1715. The company continued to innovate and is still running to the present day as John White & Son Precision Weighing Solutions.